“There is a further legal issue that needs resolving before we would be in a position to extradite Mallya. It is a legal case. So it is difficult for me to comment substantially on it,” acting high commissioner of the UK Jan Thompson said.
She was replying to a question on the issue at an online media briefing.
“The extradition cannot take place until that particular legal issue is resolved. It is a confidential issue. I cannot say anymore on it. Nor can I estimate how long it will take to be resolved. We are trying to resolve the issue as quickly as we can,” Thompson said.
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India has been pressing the UK to extradite Mallya after he lost his appeals in the British Supreme Court.
The UK top court's decision marked a major setback to the 64-year-old businessman as it came weeks after he lost his High Court appeal in April against an extradition order to India.
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